Method of fabricating printhead to have aligned nozzle guard

Details Method of fabricating printhead to have aligned nozzle guard Method of fabricating printhead to have aligned nozzle guard

2007-10-23

2007-10-23

Olsen, Allan (Department: 1763)

Etching a substrate: processes

Forming or treating thermal ink jet article

C216S067000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11055276

ABSTRACT:
A method of fabricating a printhead is provided. The printhead includes a substrate, a plurality of nozzles positioned on the substrate and a nozzle guard that is mounted on the substrate to cover the nozzle arrangements. The nozzle guard defines a plurality of apertures that are aligned with respective nozzles so that ink ejected from the nozzles can pass through the apertures and onto a print medium. The method includes the step of depositing sacrificial material on the substrate having the nozzles positioned thereon so that a first portion of the sacrificial material encases the nozzles, positioning the nozzle guard on the substrate so as to contact a second portion of the sacrificial material not encasing the nozzles, and subsequently removing the first portion of the sacrificial material.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4450455 (1984-05-01), Sugitani et al.
patent: 4736212 (1988-04-01), Oda et al.
patent: 4975718 (1990-12-01), Akami et al.
patent: 5057853 (1991-10-01), Fisher
patent: 5929877 (1999-07-01), Hetzer et al.
patent: 6139761 (2000-10-01), Ohumka
patent: 6341842 (2002-01-01), Beach et al.
patent: 6733684 (2004-05-01), Silverbrook
patent: 2002/0000516 (2002-01-01), Schultz et al.
patent: 2004/0159632 (2004-08-01), Silverbrook
patent: 3523428 (1987-01-01), None
patent: 19901264 (2000-07-01), None
patent: 2001130009 (2001-05-01), None
patent: WO 00/23279 (2000-04-01), None

Affiliated with

No affiliations

Also associated with

Rating

Method of fabricating printhead to have aligned nozzle guard does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Method of fabricating printhead to have aligned nozzle guard, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method of fabricating printhead to have aligned nozzle guard will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3901562